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Posted by Fairegold (My Page) on Sat, Apr 2, 05 at 11:11
| Mother seems to have gotten a bad cold and I'm on my way over there right now. Now, I have copies of the POW and health directives here at home, and I also have some copies over at her apartment.
But now, I think I'll carrying these in my purse at all times. If I got a cell call that she's been taken to the hospital, I won't have to stop at home or at her place.
Any other helpful hints about these things? Yes, there is a copy with her doctor. But should I also drop a copy by the hospital where she would go, for their files?
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RE: Health directives and other paperwork
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| Mum's health directives are on file with her primary care physician and a copy is also in her record at the hospital. I periodically check with the administrator in the records office to see if anything needs to be updated or changed. |
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| I kept a copy in the door pocket of my car, and I made sure the physician and the nursing home had a copy, for each parent, when they were there. My sister had financial POA, so we had copies of each others documents, just in case. Good luck, and bring chicken soup! :) |
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| Dads family Dr. had a copy, and I always had some on hand to give the hospital, I made sure the nursing home had one, plus I made sure they all had the Living Will, so there was no question that I was the one they talked to. |
RE: Health directives and other paperwork
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| I always kept a file card in my purse with (1)diagnoses (2) medications (3) name and phone # of all the doctors (4) allergies . Also,for the day-care giver a statement giving permission to treat, in case she had to take her for any emergency treatment. Saved a lot of headaches. DW |
RE: Health directives and other paperwork
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| Here's one you may not ever think about. A medical power of attorney for your grandchildren if you keep them a lot. Especially if you keep them when the parents go out of town. If they have to go to a hospital in an emergency, there will be a lot of time lost trying to contact the parents for an OK before treatment. Of course, if it is a very serious situation, the child will be taken care of. You need the name of the pediatrician, and any other MD they might need, including a plastic surgeon. |
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| Thank you all. Mother has come down with a bad cold, and we have a MD appt in the morning, and I am making copies of the paperwork to drop off with every single entity we come in contact with. Sigh. When you are 95, a simple cold is not simple.... Thanks to you all... Helene |
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